Shanghai, Feb, 27.
Found guilty of having murdered his benefactor and friend, Chin Hsiang-piao was sentenced to death yesterday by the First Special District Court in connection with the chopping of a sleeping man, at 16 Shih Wen Li, Sinza Road on February 4. Phe victim was Lin Wel During the various hearings it was revealed that in order to satisfy his gambling desire, Chin often Lin for loans,' Since thes lived under the same roof, he also sole Lin's clothes and when the situation became intolerable Lin threatened 10 tell Chin's shortcomings to hig friends and relatives whereupon Chin de-elded to kill his. friend, It was early in the morning when Lift was still in bed that Chin broke into his room armed with a meat knife. He chopped his friend more than $0 times. Thus he killed his friend and former schoolmate, The Chengtu Road police arrested him.
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